Content Warning: Contains discussion of sexual assault
Spoilers ahead for Berserk chapter 367!
Griffith crossing paths with Guts for the first time in more than 100 chapters was bound to elicit some of the most twisted tendencies of manga's most traitorous character, and the latest chapter of Berserk indeed shows him perpetrating one of the most despicable acts he's ever committed - even when compared to his transgressions during the Eclipse.
Although fans will never forget the horrors he inflicted on his former friends and Casca especially, Griffith has been focusing his efforts on expanding his empire for the last few years, which, ironically, has led to his controversial depiction as mankind's savior despite his most unfortunate background. The plans he's prepared to elevate human society are quite impressive and almost admirable. As such, Berserk has been both hiding and preventing Griffith from having to exhibit some of his most damnable and irredeemable qualities.
But ever since Berserk's unexpected return in the wake of mangaka Kentaro Miura's unfortunate passing, Griffith has now crossed paths with Guts again, allowing the traitor's sinister side to come bubbling to the surface once more. In chapter 367, Griffith separates his adversary from Casca and then has the audacity to both comfort and cradle her after she fainted because of him. Griffith's sudden arrival at the end of chapter 364 was the first time Casca had laid eyes on her assailant ever since he assaulted her during the Eclipse, breaking her mind.
There's something viscerally chilling about seeing a monster like Griffith holding a woman he hurt so deeply. The whole thing is a complete violation of both Casca's rights and privacy. These disturbing developments are all exacerbated by how Griffith is currently naked. Although Griffith has expressed that, upon ascending, he's finally free of his obsession with Guts (much like how Guts wishes to move on from Griffith), this last act is shockingly personal and overly aggressive to the point where it's impossible to believe for even a second that Griffith is not being motivated by a deep-seated desire to mentally torment Guts while taking full advantage of Casca.
During Berserk's Golden Age after Guts rescues Griffith from captivity for having intimate relations with Princess Charlotte, it was clear by how intently Griffith stared at Guts and Casca as the two interacted intimately that he perceived their obvious alliance as Guts taking yet something else from him. Griffith had allowed himself to become so consumed by Guts that he jeopardized his dream of gaining his own kingdom. Guts had just taken his most faithful follower from him. And now in the present day, Griffith is cowardly taking her back from the man who stole her, under the guise that his actions are consensual. But Casca will undoubtedly prove herself stronger than her tormentor. Her mind is no longer broken, and she is not someone who can just be taken, regardless of how desperately Griffith may wish to convey it. Regardless, this development undoubtedly is a continuation of Griffith's heinous crime of trying to forcibly take what doesn't belong to him while under the hateful gaze of Guts in the newest chapter of Berserk.